2 Kings 17:29

King James Version (KJV)

Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

Translations

2 Kings 17:29 - Amplified Bible

But every nationality still made gods of their own and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nationality in the city in which they dwelt.

2 Kings 17:29 - American Standard Version

Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

2 Kings 17:29 - Bible in Basic English

And every nation made gods for themselves, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in the towns where they were living.

2 Kings 17:29 - Darby Bible

And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.

2 Kings 17:29 - English Standard Version

But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in the cities in which they lived.

2 Kings 17:29 - King James Version

Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

2 Kings 17:29 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero cada naciòn continuò haciendo sus propios dioses, y los pusieron en las casas de los lugares altos que los samaritanos habìan hecho, cada naciòn en las ciudades en que habitaban.

2 Kings 17:29 - The Message

But each people that Assyria had settled went ahead anyway making its own gods and setting them up in the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines that the citizens of Samaria had left behind—a local custom-made god for each people:
   for Babylon, Succoth Benoth; for Cuthah, Nergal; for Hamath, Ashima; for Avva, Nibhaz and Tartak; for Sepharvaim, Adrammelech and Anammelech (people burned their children in sacrificial offerings to these gods!).

2 Kings 17:29 - New American Standard Bible

But every nation still made gods of its own and put them in the houses of the high places which the people of Samaria had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.

2 Kings 17:29 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero cada naciòn continuò haciendo sus propios dioses, y los pusieron en las casas de los lugares altos que los Samaritanos habìan hecho, cada naciòn en las ciudades en que habitaban.

2 Kings 17:29 - World English Bible

However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.

2 Kings 17:29 - Young's Living Translation

and they are making each nation its gods, and place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made, each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.

2 Kings 17:29 - Additional Comments

It became obvious to them that God was real and active, yet they still disobeyed. Obedience doesn't come necessarily from a lack of belief, but from a lack of fear and respect.

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